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A method of photonic band gap extension using mixing of periodic structures with two or more consecutively placed photonic crystals with different lattice constants is proposed. For the design of the structures with maximal photonic band gap extension the gap map imposition method is utilised. Optimal structures have been established and the gap map of photonic band gaps has been calculated at normal incidence of light for both small and large optical contrast and at oblique incidence of light for small optical contrast.
© 2005 Optical Society of America
1. Introduction
Photonic Crystals (PCs) are materials with a periodic modulation of the dielectric constant. This modulation gives rise to what is known as a Photonic Band Gap (PBG) within the crystal [1]. The well known Bragg mirrors widely used in modern technology is one example of one-dimensional photonic crystals (1D PCs) [2]. Under certain conditions in a 1D PC the complete PBG, i.e. the total reflection at any polarisation and angle of incident of light, can be obtained [3–5]. Due to these particular properties the aforementioned 1D PCs are equivalent to 3D PCs and can be used in waveguide structures where total reflection from the surrounding waveguide walls is required. These 1D PCs are comprised of alternating layers with refractive indices n 1 and n 2 and widths d 1 and d 2 [2].
PBGs for 1D PCs can be obtained from the dispersive equation [6]. The set of PBGs, calculated for different filling factors f(f=d 1/(d 1+d 2)), is used for drawing the PBG regions [2] on so-called maps of photonic gap. These gap maps represent more clearly the optical properties of PCs of different dimensions for different polarisation of light (including the regions of the complete PBGs) and the effects of changing the photonic properties due to changes of the optical properties of one of the components [7–10].
The existing technology allows fabrication of photonic crystals with a large number of periods (m ≥100). For 1D PCs, most of which are fabricated using a thin-film coating technology, any substantial increase in the layer thickness is undesirable due to the possible strain arising in the layer itself or at the interface between the layer and the substrate. This strain may result in cracks and peeling. During fabrication of PCs with different dimensions some fluctuation of geometrical parameters of the components may arise. These fluctuations are i) deviation from the required sizes, ii) roughness at the interface of different components. As a result of these deviations the transmission properties of the fabricated photonic structures with a large number of lattice periods (in particular 2D and 3D PCs) must be substantially reduced. Due to this fact the investigators have been forced to reduce the number of periods, m to the reasonable value during fabrication of the PCs. Therefore, the influence of the reduction in m value on the optical properties of the photonic crystals must be taken into account. For this purpose the calculations of the reflection/transmission spectra using the transfer matrix method (TMM) [11] are often applied. In this method any number of periods, m, can be chosen starting from m=1 and this is the definite advantage of this method of performing the calculations.
The calculations of photonic gap map for different values of m for 1D PCs based on silicon-air structures TMM were presented in our earlier work [12]. In this approach the set of reflection spectra for each f value ranging from 0 to 1 was first calculated. After this, values of wavelength, λ (or wavenumber, v) satisfying the required criterion of PBG formation, RPBG were selected and the map of PBGs was plotted. We note that the PBG map we obtained compares favourably with the one calculated using a dispersive relation, if the value of m is relatively large. For smaller values of m the deviation between the ideal (obtained from dispersive relation) and designed PBG map is greater. For example, Fig. 1(b) shows clearly the difference between the first PBG regions for m=10 and m=40. It is well known that as m is reduced, the conditions for wide PBG formation deteriorate and may even result in the absence of the necessary values of RPBG in the calculated reflection spectra for certain values of m. In some cases it is sufficient to reduce the required parameter R PBG from 1 to 0.999 in order to find the necessary PBG. The criterion RPBG= 0.999 has been chosen in this study for methodological convenience.
Therefore, the gap map analysis allows an effective comparison of different PC structures depending on lattice constant, optical contrast ∆n=n 1/n 2, polarisation and angle of incidence of incoming light, number of periods and selection of the optimal structure for the required practical application. At the same time the width of the PBG is also one of the important parameters of PCs. It is desirable to have a band gap as wide as possible during the design of PCs for applications such as coating mirrors for a wide spectral range [13], for the fabrication of multi-frequency filters and in structures with tunable-defect mode [14]. In general, an extension or widening of the PBG can be achieved by increasing the optical contrast ∆n. Recently a number of methods for extension of the High Reflection Range (HRR) for dielectric multilayer stack structures consisting of binary layers has been suggested. This is based on a combination of experimental observation and theoretical considerations [15]. The theoretical framework for these methods was developed as a result of studies of the localisation of light in 1D crystals. In order to bring about this extension, disorder was introduced to the higher refractive index layers as a thickness variation along the whole structure. This approach was further developed in Ref. [16], where it was shown theoretically that PBG extension in the disordered 1D PCs can be even more substantial, up to three times wider, if three neighbouring PBGs can be merged into one PBG. In Ref. [17] the authors designed and fabricated a disordered 1D PC based on Si-air components and obtained merging of three neighbouring PBGs into one. This confirmed both the calculated spectrum and the theoretical predictions.
Another suggestion for extension of the spectral region of the HRR has been made in Refs. [18,19]. The main idea in both papers is based on the stacking of multilayer components with different lattice parameters. In this work we propose to use a similar idea but with a different approach. This approach is based on using the overlapping areas of the gap map in order to determine the composite extended PBG. Our approach visually demonstrates the possibility of designing the periodic structures with any optical thickness and with the variation of both the lattice constant and the filling factor. Different methods and opportunities for PBG extension for PCs with both small and large optical contrast and at different angles of incident light are discussed.
2. Method for producing band gap extension
2.1 Structures with small optical contrast
We begin by drawing the gap map for the periodical structure with optical contrast ∆n=2.3/1.45 (n 1=2.3, n 2=1.45). We take the initial PC1 with lattice constant A1=0.21 μm, number of periods m=10 and the refractive indices of external media and substrate equal to 1 and 1.5, respectively. For each value of f ranging from 0 to 1 we calculate the reflection spectra of the periodic structure using the TMM for normal incidence of light. The calculations were performed with a wavelength step increase equal ∆λ=0.0001 and a step in A value equal to ∆A=0.01. Here f=d 1/(d 1+d 2) and d 1+d 2=A1. Then we select all the wavelength values for which R>0.999 (since R PBG=0.999 as mentioned above) and draw the gap map for the structure under investigation. Strictly speaking if one considers a finite PC there is no photonic band gap but regions of high reflectivity. However, because the method proposed in this paper is based on gap map presentation suggested in Ref. [2] we used the term PBG instead of regions of high reflectivity for consistency with the original name of the procedure.
Fig 1.
The calculated PBG region (thin line), which is lowest in frequency, is presented in Fig. 1 as a closed region with the empty space surrounding this region representing the ranges of transmission, T. Note that transmission means the regions of wavelength where T can vary from 0.001 up to 1. We now calculate the gap map for PC2 with A2=0.185 μm. This value of A2 was chosen so as the PBG region of PC2 partly overlaps the region of PBG for PC1 with A1=0.21 μm (Fig. 1 (a)). The same procedure was used to calculate PBG for PC3 and PC4 with A3=0.156 and A4=0.13 μm, see Fig. 1 (a). The values A2–A4 were obtained simply by selection of the lowest PBG for the second PC overlapping with the lowest PBG for the first PC not only for one value of f but for a range of f values. This range of f values was chosen quite arbitrarily in this paper only for the purpose of demonstrating clearly the effect of PBG overlap. Also shown in this figure is the merging of four PBGs leading to one extended PBG (EPBG) in the wavelength range λ≈0.4-0.8 μm. For this the value of f for each PC must be within 0.3-0.5, but the f value must be the same for all PCs included in a stack. Due to the fact that in composite PC the lattice constant will be changed for the second and following PCs, the values of d 1 and d 2 for these PCs must be changed simultaneously to keep f as a constant value. Now we can build the gap map for a composite PC (CPC), which includes four PCs consecutively located in one structure: external medium-A4-A3-A2-A1-substrate with number of periods, m=10 for each single PC (m=40 in total). Let us now calculate the reflection spectra, R of this composite PC using TMM for different f values, select values of λ with R≥0.999 and build the gap map for CPC (see Fig. 1 (b)).
As can be seen from Fig. 1 (b), the region of extended PBG is close to the predicted one. Therefore, the spectra R calculated for the values f≈0.25-0.5 will reach the value of R>0.999 in the range from 0.4-0.5 up to 0.8-0.9 μm. Obviously, by changing the A value, we can obtain composite PCs for a different range of spectra (taking into account the optical contrast of the periodic structure). Moreover, we can either add or remove one of the CPC elements and this will result in further reduction or extension of the EPBG for the new CPC. The gap map for a PC with A=0.21 μm and m=40 is presented in Fig. 1 (b) for comparison. As can be seen from the insert in Fig. 1 (b), by increasing m from 10 to 40 this leads to a 1.5x extension in the PBG. The design of the composite PC (comb) allows additional PBG extension by a factor of 2 to 3.
2.2 Structures with large optical contrast
It is possible to calculate and to plot the joined PBGs, in the same way as outlined above, using addition of the lowest PBGs for PCs with different values of A. However, we proposed that another approach is to proceed from the key features of the gap map of structures with large optical contrast. These features are that the PBGs of higher order are separated both from each other and from the lowest PBG, by the regions of transparency comparable in area to the PBG regions. This fact creates conditions for their overlapping and for PBG combination. Applications of this idea will be published in more details elsewhere [20]. In order to demonstrate this let us build the gap map for a periodic structure Si-Air with optical contrast ∆n=3.42/1 (n 1=3.42 and n 2=1). For the purpose of these calculations the light beam is assumed to enter the PC from an ambient with n=1 and, after travelling through the PC, to reenter the same ambient.
We first calculate and plot the gap map for PC1 with A1=3 μm and m=10. Next we calculate the gap map for PC2 with A2=A1×0.71=2.13 μm and perform merging of the two maps obtained (Fig. 2 (a)). The reason for this value for the parameter A2 is that this particular parameter provides the widest range of possible f values (f=0.45-0.49) at which four PBGs of the PC stack will overlap. As happened for the structures with small optical contrast, the PBGs of PC2 (with A2=2.13 μm) are shifted to the shorter wavelength (blue shift) in comparison to the PBGs for the original PC1. We can see from Fig. 2 (a) that for the region of f=0.45-0.49, the PBG regions of four PCs overlap with possible formation of EPBG, whilst in the region of f=0.09-0.1 there is a possibility to form another EPBG. Once we know the possible regions of EPBG formation we can plot the gap map for the composite PC. For this purpose we construct a CPC which, as in the previous case, consists of two consecutively located photonic crystals PC1 and PC2 with A1=3 and A2=2.13 μm.
We then calculate the reflection spectra of this composite PC by the TMM for different values of f , select the λ (or v) values for which R≥0.999 and plot the gap map of the CPC obtained, see Fig. 2 (b). From Fig. 2 (b) the closed regions of the PBGs can be seen, as was the case with ordinary PCs. As expected, the PBG regions are located in predicted regions of f values (for f=0.42-0.53 and f=0.08-0.11). At the same time the extension of other PBGs is also seen. The PBG regions corresponding to the lowest frequency scale regions of CPC are also extended (Fig. 2 (b)) due to the partial overlapping of PBGs of the original component of the PCs (see Fig. 2 (a)). Therefore, we can confirm that the combination of the optical properties of both original PCs has occurred and these are complementary to one another. However, the contours of the extended band gap regions shown in Fig. 2 for composite PC with high refractive index contrast are quite similar to the overlapping region obtained for 4 gaps of the individual PCs. This is not the case shown in Fig. 1 for combined PC structure with small refractive index contrast. We believe that there could be a few reasons for this effect such as i) influence of the refractive index of the substrate or ii) influence of the refractive index contrast. We plan to investigate these effects in the future.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
We note that for the CPC a reduction in the m value of both original PCs (Fig. 2 (b)) is possible up to a certain limit (m=7 in this case) below which the regions of transparency will appear and no substantial extension of the EPBG is observed. The reduction of the m value, even up to 7, is however, quite important from a practical point of view, since the structure obtained consists of only two PCs with a total number of periods m=14. For these cases the size of the EPBG regions is λ=2.2-12 and 4-20 μm. We note that the change in order in the original PCs has practically no influence on the EPBG of the composite PC. An investigation of the influence of the f value (at constant A) on the EPBG in the composite PC was also carried out. We found that in this case the size of the EPBG extension is not as great as in the case of the variation in A [20]. It is more difficult to investigate the effect on EPBG of changing both f and A parameters simultaneously, however this was not attempted in the work reported here. It was also found that for structures with large optical contrast we can also obtain a larger EPBG extension by increasing the number of single PCs with different values of A, as was observed in the case of structures with small optical contrast.
2.3 Omni-directional 1D photonic crystals
The omni-directional (OD) reflection region is normally determined by overlapping of regions of high reflectivity for both polarisations and at all angles (from 0 to 90°) of the incident light. Calculations of the gap maps for 1D PCs with different refractive index contrast and different angles and polarisations of the incident light have been performed using the TMM approach. A detailed description and discussion of the results obtained will be published elsewhere. Due to the importance of these results for demonstration of the viability of the proposed approach we have included one of the results we obtained in this section. One of the main conclusion arising from these results is that for structures with small refractive index contrast (∆n =2.35/1.45) and m=40 the OD region is relatively small, not more than ∆λ/λ=2.3 %. We propose here to form wider OD regions using the PBG extension method suggested in this paper. We will use the normal notation for TM polarisation when the electric vector of the incident light is parallel to the plane of incidence and TE polarisation when the electric vector of the incident light is perpendicular to the plane of incidence. Typically as the angle of incidence increases the TM region decreases. Therefore, the most important and simple check on the gap maps if the overlapping of the TM and TE regions obtained at the maximum angle of 85° (marked as TM-85 and TE-85) with PBG region for normal incidence (marked as region 0) has happened.
Let us first obtain the extended PBG for two PCs at normal incidence of light, as described above. We then calculate the map of PBG regions for TE И TM polarisation for φ ranging from 0° to 85° with step of 1°. For this, we calculate separately the gap maps for two PCs, the joining of which can provide the extended OD region. The following lattice parameters were chosen for PC1: A1=0.21 μm, m=20, the refractive index of the external medium and substrate are 1 and 1.5 respectively. Then we draw the map for PBG regions of PC2 with A2=0.857×A1=0.18 μm (m=20) and merge gap maps for PC1 and PC2. These particular parameters for A1 and A2 were selected for the purpose of demonstrating the possibilities for the extension of OD region. As was already demonstrated in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 the first PBG will be extended for normal incidence of light (Figs.3 (a) and 3 (b)). Similarly, the PBG regions for TE polarisation will also be extended. The PBG regions for TM wave decrease with increase of the angle of incidence in comparison with the regions for TE wave and normal incidence of light and as a result the overlapping of these TM-85 regions for two PCs does not occur (Fig. 3 (a)). By overlapping the gap map for both PCs for both polarisations and extreme angles of incidence (0° and 85°) we obtain a new gap map shown in Fig. 3 (a). It can be seen from this figure that the second region for TM-85 (at the bottom) overlaps with the extended PBG for the case of normal incidence of light and TE-85 region. Therefore, we can predict the appearance of OD region, in particular in the range of overlap. Based on these preliminary estimations we now design the composite PC contain a stack of PC1 and PC2 with total number of periods m=20+20=40. We now calculate the gap map for composite PC with lattice parameters A1 and A2. The procedure is the same as described above: using TMM we calculate the reflection spectra for the multilayer stack: external media-PC 1 (m=20)-PC2 (m=20)-substrate for angle of incidence φ=0° and φ=85°. Based on these calculations we can draw the gap map shown in Fig. 3 (b). Fig. 3 (b) shows that, in fact, in accordance with our predictions, both PBG regions for normal incidence of light and for TE polarisation at φ=85° join together and are extended. Moreover, as was expected, the second PBG region TM-85 is formed and at the same time falls into both the extended TE region and the PBG region for normal incidence of light. Then, the gap maps were calculated for angles <85° and merged, as described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, which confirmed the existence of OD region for the composite PC. Thus, we can conclude that using the method of PBG extension, based on the gap map overlapping we have received the omni-directional region for structure with small refractive index contrast (∆n=2.35/1.45) and m=40 for the region of f values ranging from 0.28 up to 0.4 in vicinity of λ~0.6. The relative width of ∆λ/λ=11.8 % for f=0.35.
3. Conclusion
A novel method for the extension of Photonic Band Gaps by designing a composite periodic structure consisting of conventional PCs with different lattice constants and filling factors has been presented. The choice of the additional PC structure is done by merging the gap maps for original PCs. The gap map of composite photonic crystals with optical contrast ∆n=3.42/1 for the middle infrared range and structure with small optical contrast for the visible range of spectra at normal and oblique incidence of light has been calculated. The merging of regions of transparency with photonic band gaps resulted in substantial extension of the original PBGs due to the high optical contrast of photonic crystals. The suggested approach significantly reduces the range of searching the possible structures with extended PBGs, by directly pointing to the limited range of structures with optimal characteristics. The range of the omnidirectional reflection in composite PC was enlarged from 2% up to ~11% as a result of the PBG extension.
This work has been supported by the Science Foundation Ireland Basic Research Program (Grant 04/BR/P0698) and Russian Programs "Physics of Solid-State Nanostructures", Laser Physics and Scientific school -758.2003.2. The authors would like to thank Ekaterina Astrova for useful discussions.
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An idea we can all get behind.
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...at least, not necessarily. It has a constant read speed (CLV or constant linear velocity) as opposed to DVD's variable read speed (CAV or constant angular velocity) which is radius-dependant.
Blu-ray read speedPosted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by NeoLimit_Zero
this seems to speak to those who are concerned that the blu-ray drive speed is slower than current gen DVD drives (IE the XBOX 360). If this is a standard feature of all games, perhaps it is meant to mitigate the fact that the drive itself may in fact be slower due to it being extremely new tech. Just a thought.
It's only a partial installation...Posted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by JimmySunderland
Geez, 1UP get your act together...
The real reasonPosted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by Kurgan10
If Sony eventually gets it's way, there will be no more resale or personal selling/trading to a game store, of video games.This is why the digital distribution monster is growing ever so quickly over our heads. Installing the PS3 games on the HD is just the beginning of this.The increased access time isn't only a byproduct of this and isn't something Sony is engineering as a favor to the gamers.
u worrying bout ur harddrive feeling up?Posted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by ATHF_rocks
its going to take u a while for the 60gb... my friend has a 360 and he has 3 different harddives... with like over 2000 pictures.. alots of lots of music.. movies... on all of them with memoryleft.. so the 60gb version isnt going to feel up easy.. oh yea back to subject.. 15 seconds isnt that long.. but 4 seconds is pretty fast... either one i dont care.. has long as its not as long as psp load speed... my god.. go to gamespot.. and they have thing on how slow it is.. smackdown vs raw 06.. was up to 2mins 45 seconds... for load times...
sony wasn't lieing when they called the PS3 a computerPosted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by chaos and mayhem
I love the irony of this generation. Sony fanboys said that the XBOX was huge: The PS3 is not bigger than the orignial XBOX and XBOX 360 Sony Fanboys said that the XBOX was like a computer: You now have to install games in order to load faster making it very computer like Sony Fanboys said that the Wii controls were gay: Sony adds motion sensing to the PS3 Sony Fanboys rave about rumble in the PS2: PS3 has no rumble feature.
Doubt this is to prevent resale...Posted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by Demaar
People have massive PS2 game collections, why should the PS3 be different? Even 60 divided by 4GB is only 15 games. People are going to have to uninstall eventually, so the process would have to be repeatable at a later stage... Unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying. In which case, nevermind.
60 gb HDDPosted: Oct 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by Mortiferoz
The setup file can 4 gb aprox. But when the setup process unpacks all the necessary files, it can increase @ x4 or x5. Then the game can use about 16 or more gigas of space in the HDD. There's no point doin this just for reduce the loading times 10 seconds less.


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My wife asked me to make her a tulip garden. We live in the Southwest where the soil isn't necessarily ideal for planting anything and our property is mostly rock & clay, so I knew I had no small task ahead of me..I planned to basically dig a huge hole and import some decent soil from the local garden center to fill it up.
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From now through Oct. 10, the city will lift alternate side regulations in particularly parking-starved stretches of 85th and 87th streets from Shore Road to Fifth Avenue.
Unlike recent parking holidays in Park Slope and Cobble Hill that yielded new alternate-side regulations, Bay Ridge's temporary easement is a response to road work — in this case, the two-year, $5-million project to repair sewers, water mains, curbs, sidewalks, street lights and roadways on 86th Street.
Permitting parking every day on side streets around 86th Street will double the amount of parking in the area, according to Councilman Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge).
Gentile's office and Community Board 10 have been swamped with complaints from residents and business owners about the project's impact on parking.
"We've lost about 16 blocks of parking to this project," said CB 10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann. "This will really alleviate a lot of that frustration in finding parking."
The parking amnesty will last only three weeks, at which point the contractors working on 86th Street plan to make more parking spots available, Beckmann said.
But 86th Street businesses — which have been lost customers because of the lost parking — doubt that the parking holiday will bring their shoppers back.
"I don't think it's going to help me at all," said an employee at McKey Liquors near the corner of Third Avenue. "Everything they've said they'd do to make things easier hasn't helped at all. I have my fingers and toes crossed, but I'm not counting on them this time."
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I am studying some papers about the fractional laplacian, and I am stuck on a formula that I do not understand. I would like to ask if anybody can give me some help. In this paper, on page 12, there is a formula for the Green function $G_\alpha$ of a problem in $1+1$ dimensions. However, in this paper by Xavier Cabré, it seems to me that the Green function should have a completely different form, as noticed in Remarks 3.8 and 3.10. In particular, I do not understand the presence of an exponential term in the paper by Kenig. So my question is: what is the relationship between the function $G_\alpha$ of the first paper and the functions appearing in Remarks 3.8 and 3.10 of the second paper?
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Fourth of July on Queen Anne: then and now
Happy Fourth of July! As we celebrate the 4th on Queen Anne with block parties, BBQs, and fireworks-watching, it's interesting to pause and look back in history at a past Independence Day celebration on Queen Anne.
Per the Queen Anne Historical Society archives, 1907 was notable because the local Japanese community hosted a celebration complete with fireworks provided by a Japanese sea captain. From the QAHS archives:
"For one summer day in 1907, Queen Anne Hill was the center of attention not just of Seattle, but of two continents. With a spectacle the likes of which has not been seen before or since, Seattle's Japanese community hosted the city's Independence Day festivities at just west of what is now Kerry Park on West Highland Drive.
The Seattle P-I reported that "ten thousand citizens of Seattle" packed the hill's sidewalks, porches and rooftops to watch the exotic Oriental fireworks brought by a visiting Japanese sea captain. A military band from Fort Lawton blew march music, then colorful bombs in outlandish shapes burst against Seattle's skyline, from the newly erected spires of St. James Cathedral to the half-moon shoreline of Elliott Bay. Straw hats, parasols and fancy dresses filled the streets. Children scrambled to capture prize-laden balloons as they landed. Prominent Seattle preachers, judges, politicians and a future U.S. secretary of the interior — stood side-by-side on a podium with sailors from the Shinano Maru, in port down at Smith Cove, and local Japanese American leaders. Waving overhead were the Stars and Stripes and Rising Sun."
You can read more about this historic event on the QAHS web site here. And, get ready to watch tonight's fireworks from vantage points across East Queen Anne. The show is set to start at 10pm.
As we look back at history, here's the Wilke House today, one of the oldest homes on Queen Anne. Built in 1898, it still stands today, as it did back in 1907. During the celebration of 1907, this home wasn't even a decade old yet:
Happy Fourth of July!
How is Queen Anne still a hill? Find out at this Thursday's free QAHS event
The Queen Anne Historical Society is tackling the topic of topography with David B. Williams, author of "Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography" via a free presentation that's open to all.
In 1928, the city of Seattle embarked on the Denny Regrade project, removing hills and changing the urban landscape. Remarkably, it was completed just a few years later in 1931. The cost? $1,885,240. What changed? Take a look at the before and after photos below (click the photo for a huge image to zoom in and around) – somehow, Queen Anne remained unscathed:
This Thursday, May 26th, you can learn more about the changes that took place around Queen Anne, not only the Denny Regrade, but also changes to Interbay and the Ship Canal.
Join the free Queen Anne Historical Society meeting, hear from Williams, and learn more about our neighborhood's history. The meeting is open to all and begins at 7pm at the Queen Anne Community Center (1901 1st Ave W), Room 3.
Do you know this house?
The Queen Anne Historical Society is looking for a house, and not just any house. This particular house is documented in a scrapbook with the sweet title "Our Home on Queen Anne Hill" and was sent to QAHS by The Skowhegan History House Museum in Maine. Here's the cover (note: you can click on any of the images for the high-res version):
The scrapbook is handmade and features an exterior shot of the house on the cover and interior shots of the the dining room, living room, and reception hall (aka entryway) inside the book's pages.
Since these photos are very old, the quality isn't what we expect of photos today, but perhaps some features will stand out if you own this home or live nearby.
And, keep in mind that some exterior details may have changed, like the tree outside may either no longer be there or it may be enormous by now.
Of course, there is always the chance that this house is no more. If you know where it originally stood, that'd be great info for QAHS too, as they document our neighborhood's history.
Take a look and let us know if you recognize this mystery house on Queen Anne!
Queen Anne Historical Society kicks off free events this Thursday at the Queen Anne P-Patch
Every year, the Queen Anne Historical Society (QAHS) hosts a series of free events centered on a single theme. Recently, the organization has covered apartment buildings and churches – and now they look to food for inspiration.
This year's series looks at alternative food sources on Queen Anne, and it begins with the history of the P-Patch program on Thursday, September 24th. The event begins at the Queen Anne P-Patch at 7pm, which has an entrance at 2nd Ave N and Lynn St. (there is also an entrance at 3rd Ave N and Boston, but with limited parking)
Susan Casey, founder of the Interbay Patch, one of the earliest P-Patches in Seattle, will share information on how P-Patch gardens work, as well as the history of the P-Patch program. Then, everyone will head a few blocks over to Queen Anne Manor (100 Crockett St) for a panel discussion on different ways Queen Anne residents have fed their family over the years.
Upcoming events in the series will cover Prohibition, the Great Depression, grocery stores, restaurants, and home kitchens on Queen Anne.
All events in the series are free and all are welcome to attend. The P-Patches hit their summer glory about a month ago, but you can still see amazing dahlias, sunflowers, and the seasonal change as we move into fall.
You can learn more about the Queen Anne Historical Society via their website or Facebook page.
Tour Queen Anne Park with the Queen Anne Historical Society this Saturday
As I've noted in the blog before, I cover Queen Anne by foot (with dog in tow). It's a lot of ground to cover, so I divvy it up into sections to make it more manageable. If you don't live in Queen Anne Park, you may not know about it unless you've traversed the hill to check out the northwest corner of our neighborhood…
Queen Anne Park has wide streets that make looping curves instead of a grid, with large lots, and homes that date to the 1920s. While Queen Anne Park homes are from the same decade, there's variation – Tudors, Spanish-style homes, and Colonial homes sit along winding streets (no grid!).
Quite a few Queen Anne Park residents take advantage of the larger lots, with lush landscaping and gardens. If you're a gardener or fan of gardens, take note: this walking tour includes a few gardens as well.
This Saturday, you can discover Queen Anne Park and learn more about its history from the Queen Anne Historical Society. QAHS will tour the neighborhood, as well as the aforementioned select gardens, before concluding with refreshments. Plus, the tour leader is Queen Anne Park resident, Florence Helliesen, so you can get the insider scoop.
According to Helliesen:
"There is a rich history in Queen Anne Park that I'm excited to share with our community. It's a beautiful and unique part of the hill that often goes unnoticed. Our walking tour will tell an exciting story of real estate development as the roaring '20s drew to a close before the Great Depression."
The curving street structure I noted above is not coincidence – the winding roads are designed to fit into the topography of the northwest slope, and many homes have views of the mountains – either the Cascades or the Olympics (some with both), Elliott Bay, and/or the Ship Canal.
The tour will cover three streets in Queen Anne Park – W. Etruria St., 10th Ave W, and Conkling St:
Tickets for the tour are $15 for QAHS members, $25 for non-QAHS members. You can purchase tickets online via Brown Paper Tickets. The tour begins at 10am on Saturday, August 29th, starting at the dead-end of W Etruria St (where 7th Ave W would be, it's a SPU parking lot). If you drive to the tour, park at SPU's Ashton Hall, entering at 5th Ave W and W Dravus St. Look for a gate that leads to W Etruria St and the tour starting point.
Learn more about some of Queen Anne's hidden – or maybe not so hidden – treasures via the Queen Anne Historical Society, and join Saturday's walking tour!
Free Queen Anne Historical Society tour of Mt Pleasant Cemetery is tomorrow
Every summer the Queen Anne Historical Society hosts a free tour of Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Today, we got late notice that the tour is tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd, at 10am. Guided by long-time QAHS member Kim Turner, this year's tour focuses on gravesites of people affiliated with the former Queen Anne High School – faculty, students, and people involved in the inception and creation of the building, which now houses condos.
You can check out the cemetery map, courtesy of the QAHS, below:
The tour is free and will begin at 10am. It's estimated to run until noon.
Mt Pleasant cemetery is privately owned and operated – signs posted at the entrance state that dogs are not allowed. The QAHS tour is free and open to all (except dogs, per Mt Pleasant rules).


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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
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He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.
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A friendly eye could never see such faults.
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It is a heretic that makes the fire, Not she that burns in 't.
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My crown is in my heart, not on my head; Not deck'd with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: my crown is call'd content; A crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.
Source: King Henry VI, Part iii, Act 3, Scene 1
I must be cruel only to be kind.
Source: Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4
How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping?
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Act 1, Scene 1
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I've read up on reviews of Microtel Boracay prior to my trip and was expecting average service and experience. This was due to the following highlighted items by most reviewers: location and accessibility.
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We were welcomed by a Microtel staff from Caticlan Port (Kuya Dante). He was very alert and quick on his feet. He made the first part of our journey to Boracay so easy by carrying all our stuff and never making us wait for more than 5 minutes. Everything was a breeze from Caticlan Port. Upon arriving at Boracay Island, we took a 15 minute shuttle ride to the hotel. I've been to Boracay before and was able to identify that Microtel was indeed a tad bit far away from the Boracay hustle and bustle. We were welcomed by Security Guards of the hotel who were nice enough to open the doors for us. At the reception, we were given shell necklaces and a glass of iced tea slush for welcome drinks. We weren't able to check in immediately though since we came a little earlier than expected and the room wasn't ready yet.
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- As I've said on the first part of the review, Kuya Dante has set the tone of how transportation service of Microtel is run. And boy are we satisfied with it. They have these shuttle services going to and from D'Mall every 40 minutes. In order to get the time you want, you need to schedule your service at least 20 minutes prior to your chosen time. We did exactly as told and found it very convenient to move around Boracay. Contrary to comments about the shuttle trip taking 20 mins, my timer only clocked in 10-15 minutes at most. Perhaps the time of day and season has something to do with it but I think Boracay is less crowded in November than it is on April. So that could affect travel time. I'd also like to comment on how the shuttle service is NEVER a second later than the expected time. It would however be earlier than expected. But we never had a problem with catching the shuttle service since we were very compliant with the expected pick up times. 5/5
- The restaurant staff are very warm and personable. They are also quick on their feet and take the time to familiarize with their guests. I'd like to make special mention of the restaurant staff we got to know closely during our trip: Miel, Febe, and Pearl. 4/5
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What's the best part of the NCAA tournament? It's the upsets. They are what we remember from year to year.
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What's the best part of the NCAA tournament? It's the upsets. They are what we remember from year to year.
Many are picking the No. 11 seed Gophers to knock off No. 6 UCLA in the first round of their South Region clash. Yes, Minnesota is in a funk, losing three in a row and seven of 10. But this still is a talented, athletic and physical team that's capable of big things with players like Andre Hollins, Austin Hollins, Rodney Williams and Trevor Mbakwe, among others.
Bracket makers didn't do Michigan State any favors, putting it in the Midwest Region—which most experts feel is the toughest with No. 1 overall seed Louisville sitting atop it. That said, the Spartans get to play the first weekend in Auburn Hills, Mich., and if they advance to the second weekend, they play in Indianapolis.
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Michigan guard Trey Burke is focused on the here and now, trying to net his first NCAA tourney win after the Wolverines were dumped in the first round of the Big Dance last season by Ohio. But Burke was asked where he'll be playing next year. His answer: "I don't know." Let's kick off daily links right there.
This team has a legit shot to advance to the Final Four and cut down the nets. It also has a shot to get dumped in its second game by the winner of the No. 5 VCU-No. 12 Akron game. Get by the first two games—including the opener vs. No. 13 South Dakota State–and No. 1 Kansas may be lurking in the Sweet 16 of this tough South Region.
Wisconsin may be under-seeded as a No. 5, but it could be pushed by No. 12 Ole Miss and Marshall Henderson in the opener. The Rebels are hot, coming off the SEC tourney title. This team can score. But good defense typically trumps good offense. And no one does defense like the Badgers.
The dust has settled after a fast and furious Selection Sunday. Do you have your bracket filled out? If not, there's time. Until then, check out what some of the Big Ten's leading pundits are scribbling about.
The NCAA bracket features seven Big Ten teams and that's no shock to anyone following the conference. And the Big Ten's power was reflected in four teams being seeded No. 4 or higher—No. 1 Indiana; No. 2 Ohio State; No. 3 Michigan State; No. 4 Michigan. Wisconsin just missed as a No. 5 seed.
And then there were two. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Wisconsin will meet in the Big Ten tourney title game at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday. The Buckeyes advanced to their fifth consecutive title game by topping No. 3 Michigan State, while the Badgers eliminated No. 1 Indiana.
The Badgers slowed down the prolific Indiana attack, keeping the Hoosiers under 60 points. And this was an Indiana squad that came in averaging 80.8 points in all games. Wisconsin did a great job denying entry passes to the post and rarely offered open looks from 3-point range. Bottom line: It was a textbook Wisconsin victory. You see, this is why Bo Ryan was the Big Ten coach of the year. And, that's 12 wins in a row for Wisconsin over Indiana.
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Bill Carmody hasn't gotten Northwestern to the NCAA tournament in 13 seasons on the job. And, he won't get a 14th try. Today, the school announced Carmody won't be back. I'm sure it was a difficult decision. But, it was the correct decision.
After a bruising and thrilling two days of basketball, the four top-seeded teams advance to Saturday's semifinals of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. No. 1 seed Indiana faces No. 4 seed Wisconsin, and No. 2 seed Ohio State faces No. 3 seed Michigan State.
The Spartans had lots of chances to fold but never did. They came out sluggish and fell behind quickly, ending the first half trailing, 30-20. Wait, it got worse. With 10:55 left in the game, Iowa had pushed its lead to 12 points, 45-33. That's when the Spartans went to work, chipping away and refusing to buckle.
The Buckeyes needed a few punches in the nose to wake up. Once aroused, Ohio State took it to Nebraska. The Buckeyes shot a robust 59 percent, showing great marksmanship from beyond the arc in nailing 52 percent (9-of-17). The Huskers looked tentative after a good first 10 minutes, committing 15 turnovers. And Ohio State scored 21 points off of those turnovers to go along with 13 fast break points. Add it all up, and you can see why Ohio State won by 21 points.
The Badgers were able to dictate the pace, playing a low-scoring, grind-it-out affair. Michigan? It wanted to play this game in the 70s or 80s—but it never was able to get on track with its array of high-flying perimeter talent. Wisconsin shot just 38 percent but hit eight 3-pointers to Michigan's three.
The Hoosiers came out playing rugged defense, forcing Illinois into myriad bad shots in limiting the Illini to 21 first-half points and 25.9 percent shooting and forcing eight turnovers. And that theme continued in the second half in a game that never really was that close, as Illinois shot just 34 percent and had 12 turnovers. Brandon Paul had 16 points but hit just 2-of-13 shots.
The opening day of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament in Chicago had its fair shares of thrills. Now that four teams are headed home and four others are headed on, let's look at all four of Friday's tournament matchups.
This was no shock, as Iowa was expected to take care of business vs. the Wildcats. And, it did with efficiency. The Hawkeyes overwhelmed an undermanned Northwestern team with a balanced attack. This is a team on a mission, as Iowa fights for its first NCAA bid since 2006. The Hawkeyes have won three in a row and four of five.
Time and again, Nebraska got right to the rim for easy baskets off of drives. Tim Miles' squad shot 44.7 percent and hit 12-of-17 free throws. Conversely, Purdue shot 40 percent and hit just 7-of-14 free throws. That basically was the difference in a close game. The Huskers had a two-point halftime lead that they pushed to 11 at one point in the second half.
Penn State stunned Michigan in State College (84-78) and gave them a tight game (79-71) in Ann Arbor. But there would be no nail-biting for Michigan in this meeting. The Wolverines trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half and led by just two points at halftime. But Michigan broke open the game in the second half, shooting 33 percent from three-point range (6-of-18) for the game and hitting 19 free throws to Penn State's five over 40 minutes.
The Fighting Illini didn't shoot well (32 percent) but forced 19 turnovers and had 21 points off of those turnovers. Early foul trouble for Minnesota big man Trevor Mbakwe helped Illinois, as the sixth-year senior had just eight points and played only 27 minutes. The Gophers have now lost three in a row but still appear to be a lock for the NCAA tourney.
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Iowa is the school seemingly with the most on the line in the Big Ten tourney, as it is the lone Big Ten team on the bubble. Many seem to think the Hawkeyes need to win just two games to get an at-large berth. Meanwhile for Northwestern, speculation swirls about the job status of Bill Carmody. Could this be the last game he coaches for the Wildcats? Watch the highlight from their last meeting in this post. Thursday's game starts at approximately 9 p.m. ET
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These squads met in the first round of the Big Ten tourney last season, when Purdue prevailed. And just like the 2012 tourney, this year's winner will advance to play Ohio State. The Boilermakers bring plenty of mojo to the United Center and could be a dangerous team capable of a run, as Matt Painter's team is playing its best basketball of the season. See the highlights in this post from the last time these two teams played. Thursday's game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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How cruel and tough is the Big Ten? When Jordan Morgan's last-second put back rimmed out against Indiana on Sunday and Michigan lost to the Hoosiers, the Wolverines went from being co-Big Ten champs to being the No. 5 seed in this tourney and having to play an opening-round game. Penn State has no fear of Michigan, beating the Wolverines once and almost knocking them off another. See highlights of the last time they played in this post.
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Most every mock bracket already has these teams in the NCAA tourney. So, what are they playing for in Chicago? Probably just NCAA seeding. No doubt, more was expected from each team entering the season. So, the tourney is a new beginning and chance for redemption for these veteran teams that each went 8-10 in Big Ten action. Don't be shocked if either one makes an extended run. See highlights of the last time they played in this post. Thursday's game starts at noon ET and airs on BTN/BTN2Go.


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The photo is very beautiful! like 9
Best regards, Reiner
Hello, REINER. Thanks very much for your kind comment and like.! You are too kind. I very much enjoyed looking through your own gallery. Best wishes from Switzerland, Arno.
great atmosphere, interesting place L
Excellente photo. Bravo!
Merci beaucoup pour tous les sympathiques commentaires et les appréciations de ma galerie JareKH & Pivoine41 C'est super sympa. Amicalement, ☺Arno✿ܓ
Photo taken in 74450 Le Grand-Bornand, France